11-14-2005, 05:30 AM
I wasn't aware of this issue til I saw this and did some reasearch of my own.
I'm sure you've all been to, or at least heard of, ebaumsworld.com, run by one Eric Bauman.
Well, I'm here to tell you that you should never, ever return there. Plain and simple, he's a thief. Here's a catchy song to fill you in on the basics:
http://www.ebaumsworldsucks.com/
More information is available there, as well.
The long and short of it is this: he steals people's intellectual property without crediting it to the true authors of the material, and gets rich off the work of others.
This is a VERY serious issue. Sure, the material on this site isn't the sort of fare he'd be stealing, but it's still intellectual property. How would you feel if someone was stealing your work and saying it was theirs? You can see why lots of people would have a beef with this.
Anyway, I ask that if you went to eBaumsworld before, please discontinue visiting, as he gets money for every hit registered on his site. If you understand the gravity of this issue, please spread the news to your friends and colleagues. Unfortunately, no one will be able to bring him down, but at least we can all keep him from making some more money from work he didn't make himself.
Thanks.
I'm sure you've all been to, or at least heard of, ebaumsworld.com, run by one Eric Bauman.
Well, I'm here to tell you that you should never, ever return there. Plain and simple, he's a thief. Here's a catchy song to fill you in on the basics:
http://www.ebaumsworldsucks.com/
More information is available there, as well.
The long and short of it is this: he steals people's intellectual property without crediting it to the true authors of the material, and gets rich off the work of others.
This is a VERY serious issue. Sure, the material on this site isn't the sort of fare he'd be stealing, but it's still intellectual property. How would you feel if someone was stealing your work and saying it was theirs? You can see why lots of people would have a beef with this.
Anyway, I ask that if you went to eBaumsworld before, please discontinue visiting, as he gets money for every hit registered on his site. If you understand the gravity of this issue, please spread the news to your friends and colleagues. Unfortunately, no one will be able to bring him down, but at least we can all keep him from making some more money from work he didn't make himself.
Thanks.